Gerontology Program

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Monday May 3, 2010 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series.
UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Speaker to be determined. Bring your brown bag lunch and we provide drinks and dessert. Free and open to the campus and community.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 is our 5th annual Aging is Good Business: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs summit
Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center, UNCG, 8:30-3:30 pm.
Click here for sponsorship, exhibiting, and advertising opportunities, plus the program and registration form!

April 11-17, 2010 9th annual Careers in Aging Week

April 8-11, 2010 Southern Gerontological Society (SGS) 31st Annual Meeting
will be held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.
SGS website is http://www.southerngerontologicalsociety.org/sgs/index.asp
Hotel information is at http://www.jeffersonhotel.com/

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series.
UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Speaker to be determined. Bring your brown bag lunch and we provide drinks and dessert. Fre and open to the campus and community.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 UNCG Gerontology Program Advisory Committee meeting
1pm-2pm in the Long Leaf Pine Room of Elliott University Center.

Monday, March 1, 2010 - UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series.
UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Speaker to be determined.Bring your brown bag lunch and we provide drinks and dessert. Free and open to the campus and community.

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Friday, February 26, 2010 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series. Bob Wallace of the University of Iowa presents "The NIH Health & Returiement Study: Tribulations in conducting a multi-disciplinary study." Note: this event will begin at 11:45 with a free luncheon followed by our speaker from noon to 1:00 pm at UNCG's Elliott University, Kirkland Room.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series.
Dr. Suda Shreeniwas, UNCG Human Development & Family Studies, presents "Community Aging Services of Eastern Africa. UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Bring your brown bag lunch and we provide drinks and dessert. Free and open to the campus and community.

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Monday, January 25, 2010 Explore five UNCG Gerontology Program Graduate Degrees
UNCG, McIver Building, Room 140, 5:30-6:30 pm.
A UNCG Gerontology faculty member presents information reviewing all 5 UNCG Gerontology graduate degrees for anyone interested in exploring courses and degrees available through our program.

Wednesday-Saturday, January 28, -30, 2010 American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG) courses for the designation of Registered Financial Gerontologist (RFG)
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Benbow Room, Dogwood Room, and Sharpe Room, 7:30 am-4:00 pm. Details and registration at www.aifg.org

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Monday, November 16, 2009 Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series. Dr. Christina Lengyel, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Canada presents Nutritional Risk, Perceptions of Diet, Health and Life Satisfaction of Community-Dwelling Canadian Older Men: The Manitoba Follow-up Study. UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Bring your brown bag lunch. We provide drinks and light dessert.

November 9, 2009 Sigma Phi Omega Delta Gamma Chpater honor society Business Card Swap Social. Network with local professionals in Aging, 5:30-7:00 pm at Friends Home at Guilford, 925 New Garden Road, Hinshaw Building, Solarium Room. Bring business cards to exchange. Refreshments provided. See our Invitation for Mentoring.

Monday, November 2, 2009 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series. UNCG's Dr. Cody Sipe presents "Community-based initiatives to enhance balance and mobility among older adults at risk of falling." UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009 UNCG Gerontology Program Advisory Committee meeting
1pm-2pm in the Long Leaf Pine Room of Elliott University Center.

Tuesday- Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009 NC Association on Aging's Aging Boot Camp in Fayetteville, NC
The North Carolina Association on Aging is pleased to announce another session of the popular Aging Boot Camp. This is an orientation program most appropriate for brand new employees in the aging network or others wanting a basic understanding of aging issues and services. The Boot Camp will be held from 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Oct 20 and from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. on Oct. 21 at the Fayetteville-Cumberland Senior Center. Click for information and the registration form. Questions about the Aging Boot Camp should be directed to Bill Lamb, UNC Institute on Aging, Phone: 919-966-9444; email: bill_lamb@unc.edu.

Wednesday-Saturday, October 14-17, 2009 American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG) courses for the designation of Registered Financial Gerontology (RFG) at Teaneck, NJ, RFG program is October 14 – 17, 2009 at Heritage Pointe of Teaneck, 600 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Teaneck, NJ 07666. Details here

Monday, October 5, 2009 UNCG Gerontology Research Network Lunch & Learn series. UNCG's Dr. Beth Barba presents "Quality Geriatric Nursing Care as Perceived by Nurses in Long-Term and Acute Care Settings".
UNCG's McIver Building Room 331 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Speaker to be determined. Preview the abstract.

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Friday, September 18, 2009, Triangle Census Research Data Center (TCRDC) Annual Conference
" What is the TCRDC and How Can it Help Me?" During this conference you will be able to hear from local researchers using confidential microdata available at the TCRDC and learn how to gain access to similar microdata that could be beneficial to your research. The day is divided into four sessions-- feel free to attend one or all. We will also be hosting a working lunch for those interested in proposal development to use the TCRDC resources for your own research. Learn more and register today (registration deadline is September 10, 2009) at http://www.ssri.duke.edu/tcrdc-conference.php

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 MANDATORY UNCG Gerontology Graduate Student Orientation Meeting
Meet at 4:30 pm at 500 Forest Street, a brick building near the Elliott University Center. Plenty of FREE pizza served! Afterwards, you'll want to walk next door to the Elliott University Center for a general UNCG Graduate School Information session.

August 4, 2009 UNCG Gerontology Information Session
Meet from 5:00-6:30 pm at 500 Forest Street near the Elliott University Center for an information overview about the four graduate degrees and certificate program, courses, and career opportunities presented by the UNCG Gerontology Program. Everyone is invited!

Saturday, August 1 2009, Talent Showcase benefiting the Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation.
The Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation is a non-profit agency that works throughout the year to provide additional support to meet the medical, social, housing, transportation and other needs of people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse issues. Their annual Talent Showcase is August 1, 2009, 7-9 pm at the High Point Theater.. To learn more the Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation visit www.MyTAhome.com.

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July 31, 2009 Living Well With Memory Loss
8:00 a.m. to 4:15 pm at Wetherspoon Art Gallery on the UNCG Campus. Join this group of world renowned gerontology and dementia care experts for this conference on the UNCG main campus! The purpose of this full day conference is to provide innovative best practice methods to maintain an active lifestyle despite the cognitive, emotional and physical disabilities older adults with memory loss so often face. A balance must be found between medical and lifestyle approaches This conference will highlight the latest research along with best practices from around the world. The target audience is recreational therapists, nurses, rehab professionals, long term care administrators, and advocates for older adults. CEU's will be available for Nurses and Recreation Therapists. A certificate of completion will be given to all in attendance. Click here for a flyer and registration information.

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Friday, May 15, 2009 Gerontology Graduates Reception
Our graduates, their families, faculty and former UNCG Gerontology Program graduates are invited to a reception celebrating our graduates of 2009. 2:00-3:00 pm Room 1302 MHRA Building. Corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets. Free, convenient parking in the Oakland parking deck located between Forest and Stirling Streets.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Dr. Olav Rueppell, Associate Professor of Biology received a UNCG Research Excellence award!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Brandi McCullough, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, won the George and Beatrice Goldman Fisher Thesis Award for her thesis "React and Go With It: Interviewing Persons with Alzheimer's Disease about their Friendships."

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Caregiver Workshop (posted here April 3, 2009)
Are you caregiving for a family member or friend? Do you need tips and assistance? Join us for an informative workshop!
“ How to best maintain one’s own health while caring for someone else” is presented by Ann Clegg, Executive Director of Personal Care, Inc. This workshop is free of charge but advance Registration is Requested By: May 11, 2009. To register contact Paulette Elway, Caregiver Program Coordinator, in High Point call 336/884-4816 or in all other areas call
336/373-4816, or e-mail caregiver@senior-resources-guilford.org. Co-Sponsored by Emmanuel Senior Enrichment Center adultdaycare@northstate.net and Senior Resources of Guilford www.senior-resources-guilford.org and www.guilfordboomers.org Event is at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1401 Heathcliff Road, High Point, NC, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 4:30-5:30pm

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Thursday, April 23, 2009 Gerontology Research Network Roundtable
UNCG McIver Building Room 140, Noon to 1:00 pm. including a light lunch.
First presentation is by Mr. No Won Suh, Director of Complaints & Petitions Division of the City of Seoul Korea,
who joins us this year at The UNCG Gerontology Program to studypublic policy related to aging.
Second presentation continues discussions proposaing an interdisciplinary Gerontology Institute at UNCG.

Sunday-Saturday, April 12-18, 2009 Careers in Aging Week
On April 12-18, 2009 numerous campuses and organizations will be celebrating Careers in Aging Week (CIAW). This annual event is intended to bring greater awareness and visibility to the wide range of career opportunities in aging and aging-related research.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Aging Is Good Business: The Silvering Workforce (4th Annual Summit)
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Cone Ballrooms
Registration is 8:30 a.m.
Presentations are 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Details and registration form are available at www.uncg.edu/gro/aigb/aigb2009/index.html

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 UNCG Gerontology Research Network gathering
UNCG, Alumni House, Virginia Dare Room
Noon - 2:30 p.m.
The public and members of the UNCG Gerontology Research Network are invited to a gathering featuring a light buffet luncheon at noon while we preview recent faculty and student gerontology-related research posters. At 12:30, guest speaker Colin Milner presents"Changing the way we age". Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, is one of the nation's foremost visionaries and original thinkers regarding the health and well-being of the older adult. Milner has authored more than 200 articles on aging-related issues and delivered speeches to thousands of business leaders throughout North America. 1:30-2:30 pm dialogs and reviews of poster sessions. Free and open to the campus and the community. Register at 336-256-1020 by March 25, 2009.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 UNCG's Bei Wu prsents "Ethnic Differences in Oral Health Among Older Americans"
at the UNC Institute on Aging, 720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, SECOND FLOOR Conference Room, 3:00-4:30 p.m. This seminar is free and open to the public. For information visit www.ioa.org or Diane Wurzinger, UNC Institute on Aging, 919-843-2647, diane_wurzinger@unc.edu

Thursday, March 5, 2009 Caregiving Panel Discussion
Kathleen Clay Edwards Library, 1420 Price Park Road, Greensboro, NC
6:00-7:30 pm
Panel discussion on the importance of networking to caregivers, how caregivers benefit from technology, becomeing a caregiver advocate, and the importance of respoite for the caregiver and the care receiver. Sponsored by Senior Resources of Guilford. .Free but registration required by March 3, 2009. Contact Paulette Elway 373-4816 or caregiver@senior-resources-guilfor.org.

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February 26, 2009 Wassel honored as 2008-2009AGHE Fellow
Janice I. Wassel, Director of the UNCG Gerontology Program, is named the 2008-2009 Fellow in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Wassel was recognized at the 35th Annual Meeting of AGHE and receives her Fellows certificate at the AGHE Annual Business Meeting, Friday, February 27, 2009 in San Antonio.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 Explore Five Graduate Degrees available through the UNCG Gerontology Program.
UNCG, McIver Building, Room 140
5:30-6:30 p.m
Take an hour to learn about 5 graduate degrees available through the UNCG Gerontology Program, ranging from a 16-credit hour Certificate in Gerontology, to the MS in Gerontology, MS in Gerontology Non-Profit Managment Centration, MS in Gerontology Aging & Business Concentration, to a Dual Degree MS in Gerontology with MBA. Hosted by the UNCG Gerontology Program with Dr. Janice Wassel and Ms. Sandy Leak. This program is open to the campus and the community interested in graduate studes in Gerontology.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Gerontology Research Network Roundtable
UNCG McIver Building Room 140, 11:45-1:15
Members of the UNCG Gerontology Research Network meet for discussions.

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Thursday, November 13, 2008 UNCG Gerontology Research Network participants make a splash debut in the September/October 2008 Healthy Aging in North Carolina issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal: a journal of health policy analysis and debate.

Gerontology Research Network members from UNCG’s Gerontology Program, School of Nursing, Nutrition Department, Exercise and Sport Science Department, recent Gerontology Masters graduates, and a Nutrition doctoral student all published articles covering a broad spectrum of healthy aging issues. Spanning physical, mental, emotional, lifestyle, and social engagement, authors addressed life quality issues which affect a booming number of aging North Carolinians.

Topics include an “Issue Brief” (Janice Wassel, PhD), “Communities Responding to an Aging Society” (Erin Russell, MS), “Providing Health Care to Aging North Carolinians: Educational Initiatives in Geriatrics” (Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD and Beth Barba, PhD, et al.), “Significance of Post Baccalaureate Training in Gerontology” (Sandra Leak, MHA), “Obesity in Older Adults” (Martha Taylor, PhD, Burgin Ross, MS, Carinthia Cherry, MS), “Keeping Active, Living Longer” (William Karper, EdD), and “Designing Spaces for Healthy Aging” (Candace Roberts, MS).

The UNCG Gerontology Research Network is a cooperative group of UNCG faculty, research staff, and students, formed in 2007 to facilitate and support transdisciplinary aging-related research.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Gerontology Breakfast for UNCG Deans, Directors, & Department Leaders
UNCG, Elliott University Center, Azalea Room.
8:00-8:45 a.m.
UNCG Deans, Directors, and Program/Department leaders are invited for a continental breakfast with Gerontology Program Director Janice Wassel to learn more about the 5 post-baccalaureate degrees available through the UNCG Gerontology Program. We encourage you to direct undergraduate and graduate students to consider Gerontology training as an adjunct to their current degree program.

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Saturday, October 25, 2008 Delta Society Pet Partners training (Posted here September 24, 2009)
Interested in becoming nationally registered in pet handling and participating in the Pet Partners program? Pet Partners® are person-animal teams who trained to visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, etc. Pet Partner Handlers are not required to have an animal in order to take the course or to be registered. Please note: 1) this class is for the handler only, and 2)interested individuals can participate in the Pet Partners program without a pet. There are many outreach opportunities available for trained Pet Partners in NC and beyond (Minimum age is 10). See flyer. For more information visit www.deltasociety.org or www.uncg.edu/rth

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Gerontology Research Network (GRN) breakfast and planning meeting.
8:00 a.m. Room 140 McIver Building, UNCG. Fall forward and jump start your day with bagels, coffee, and tea. Join the UNCG network of current and new researchers in the area of aging, gerontology and geriatrics to share ideas for a Winter 2009 GRN Research Symposium. Click to see flyer. Visit the new Gerontology Research Network (GRN) website at http://www.uncg.edu/gro/geroresearch.uncg.edu/index.html

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Friday, October 3, 2008 "Families & Loss: Spiritual, Medical, and Legal Preparedness" (Posted here September 3, 2008).
Fall conference of the North Carolina Association for Death Education and Counseling. 8:15 am - 3:00 pm, Williams Education and Counseling Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem. Co-sponsored by NC ADEC and Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. Additional information is available at www.ncadec.org or by contacting Dr. Althea Taylor Jones, 336-750-3231, taylorjones@wssu.edu

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Wednesday-Thursday, September 17-18, 2008 The Northwest Piedmont Area Agency on Aging 2nd Annual Aging Conference (Posted here August 18, 2008)
“Looking Toward the Future: Connecting with Experience” is the NW Piedmont Area Agency on Aging (AAA) 2nd annual Aging Conference at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Brochure is available at www.nwpcog.org

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Thursday-Friday, September 25-26, 2008.The Carolinas Pain Conference (Posted here September 3, 2008). Conference is at the Charlotte Marriot Executive Park. Presentations include: pain assessment and management, managing side effects, the cognitively impared patient, medication adherence, coping, access to care, chronic pain management, and healthcare professionals making a difference. Register at www.carolinasendofl ifecare.org
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care is located in Cary, NC, PO Box 4449, Cary, NC 27519-4449, Phone: 919.677.4127, Fax: 919.677.4199, Email: mdoherty@carolinasendofl ifecare.org

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August through December 2008 (various dates) (Posted here September 3, 2008) Hospice and Palliative Care Center Counseling Series providing fee grief support group counseling sessions dealing with the death of a spouse, child, or friend. serving 13 counties in central NC (Mocksville, Salisbury, Walnut Cove,Winston-Salem). For details of each series, visit www.hospicecarecenter.org

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - UNCG Gerontology Program Student Orientation (Mandatory meeting)
4-5:30 pm
Meet at 500 Forest Street in the small brick building between Mossman building and the Elliott University Center (EUC).
This is a mandatory orientation meeting for all UNCG Gerontology Program students. The Graduate School's information session begins with registration at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., so you'll have plenty of time to register for that after 5:30. We strongly, recommend that you attend one of the Graduate School Orientation sessions. These two meetings, ours and The Graduate School's, will help make your time at UNCG as success!

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August 18, 2008-December 9, 2008 (Various dates) The public is invited to learn about the LIVING WILL & HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY at Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, Williams Education and Counseling Center, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem NC. (Posted here September 3, 2008).? Hospice & Palliative CareCenter staff will explain these documents, and you will receive a free copy of each. A notary will be present to assist in completing the documents. There is no charge for this service. Donations are welcome. To reserve a seat, or for further information, call 768-6157 ext. 622.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH STUDY! (Posted July 10, 2008)
Volunteers are needed for a research study at the Exercise and Sport Psychology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina At Greensboro. Make a valuable contribution to scientific research on exercise and cognition.
Learn about the field of health and exercise psychology. We need healthy adults, ages 60-90, to volunteer to come to UNCG for one day of activity (reading or exercise) and then perform cognitive tests
Email or call Lisa A. Barella for more information lisabarella@hotmail.com (336)253-5539

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Saturday, June 21, 2008 Jan Wassel, PhD, is quoted in a NewsDay article about language reflections on aging. Dr. Wassel conducted a survey to see how words and terms commonly used to describe aging were perceived by people in different age groups. "There are so many words to describe old age, and so many of them are negative," she says. Her research revealed a generational divide on which words have negative connotations.

"To sustain our economy, we're going to have to have older workers remaining in the workforce," Wassel says. "And if we have this intergenerational conflict going on, how are we going to do it?" Younger people are encouraged to avoid negative buzzwords. "Don't say 'I'm working with an elderly person,' but rather "You are working with an older adult." People in their 40s, 50s or 60s should also guard against ageist speech. A positive alternative simply is to use someone's own name.

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Friday, May 16, 2008 Gerontology Graduation Reception
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Room 1302 MHRA Building, corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets.
All 2008 graduates and their families are invited for refreshments, and all former graduates are always welcome to attend, too! Congratulations all!

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Free Information Session for anyone interested in Graduate Study in Gerontology!
5:00-6:30pm
Room 1302 MHRA Building, corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets.
The UNCG Gerontology Program Invites prospective and current students and professionals to our graduate study in Gerontology Information Session. Faculty, students and alumni share insights about: the newly created Aging and Business Concentration and other MS degree program options including the dual MS-MBA, the 16 credit hour post baccalaureate Certificate in Gerontology, and how to “test drive” gerontology graduate study through the Visions Program. Parking is available at the Oakland parking deck near Spring Garden and Forest Streets. If unable to attend this May 6 Info session, please feel free to contact the UNCG Gerontology Program at 336-256-1020.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008 Gerontology Research Network Spring Meeting
Noon - 1:00 p.m. McIver Building Room 140.
Bring your lunch. Light refreshments available.
Members of The UNCG Gerontology Research Network meet to discuss "Linking Gerontology Education at UNCG with Researchers" with presentations by Laurie Kennedy-Malone, School of Nursing, Richard Cowling, School of Nursing, and Janice Wassel, The UNCG Gerontology Program

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Aging Is Good Business Summit
UNCG Elliott University Center Cone Ballrooms
Registration is 8:30 a.m.
Presentations are 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Details at www.uncg.edu/gro/agingisgoodbusiness/index.html
"Waters of Life" bath design student competition winning entries will be displayed!
See www.uncg.edu/gro/design.html for competition details.

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Tuesday - Thursday, April 8-10, 2008
The 2008 Priester National Extension Health Conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham. Of special significance to the aging community, the conference plans to have a full track devoted to "Successful Aging" among other health topics. Presentation proposals and exhibitors are encouraged. To join Extension professionals and academic and community partners and students for a national conference, please visit the conference website at http://continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/PNEHC/index.html.

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Monday-Tuesday, March 3-4, 2008 Alzheimer's 2008: Genes, Environment, and Memory
The 22nd Annual Joseph & Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, NC. Visit www.events.duke.edu/alzconf or contact Conference Coordinator Tia Marsh tia.marsh@duke.edu, 800-646-2028.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Gerontology Research Network - 3rd gathering
8:00 a.m.
Gateway University Research Park North.
The UNCG Gerontology Research Network (GRN) connects gerontology affiliated faculty, showcases their activities and contributions, and fosters communications with aging-related issues within and beyond the Greater Greensboro community. For more information visit www.uncg.edu/gro/faculty/index.html or call Janice Wassel at 256-1020 jiwassel@uncg.edu

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Gerontology Research Network - 2nd gathering
Claxton Room of Elliott University Center. 5:30-7:00 p.m. UNCG faculty and interested students are invited to share recent aging-related research through informal conversation and to continue developing a UNCG Gerontology Research Network. This new research network aims to facilitate research interests in aging, support interdepartmental collaboration among those with similar interests, discuss funding sources, gerontology resources, and any aging-related graduate courses that may benefit each other's students. Refreshments are provided. For more information, contact Dr. Janice Wassel at jiwasssel@uncg.edu or 6-1020. UNCG students are welcome to attend!

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Wednesday-Saturday, January 23-26, 2008 American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG)
Coursework leading to the designation of Registered Financial Gerontologist (RFG) will be offered at UNCG via AIFG and The UNCG Gerontology Program. See www.aifg.org for full details including tuition, locations, and times.

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Friday, December 14, 2007 Waters of Life bath design student competition entry forms are due. See www.uncg.edu/gro/design.html for details.

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Tuesday, December 11, 10:30-12:00 Noon. - "Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline & Alzheimer's Disease in Diverse Groups"
Dr. Lisa Barnes, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago and Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
LOCATION: UNC Institute on Aging, 720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2nd floor Conference Room, Chapel Hill. Visit http://www.aging.unc.edu/events/calendarioa.html for details.

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Tuesday, December 4, 10:30-12:00 Noon - " The Graying of America - Implications for Hospice and Palliative Care inthe 21st Century".
Dr. Richard Payne, Professor of Medicine & Divinity, Duke University Divinity School
NOTE - Location has been changed to the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Auditorium in the Michael Hooker Research Center. Visit http://www.aging.unc.edu/events/calendarioa.html for details.

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November 16, 2007, Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging “Making Cents Of Healthcare Dollars As You Age” one day conference.
8:00 am – 3:30pm
Embassy Suites Hotel, Greensboro, NC
For information call 336-294-4950 or visit http://www.ptcog.org/aging/news.html or e-mail info@ptcog.org

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November 9-10, 2007 A Progressive Palliative Care Educational Curriculum for the Care of African Americans at Life's End.

Presented by the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life & Sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine. APPEAL. This interdisciplinary training offers technical palliative care expertise hand-in-hand with insights into caring for African Americans at the end of life. It is designed for those working in hospitals, hospices, outpatient clinics, nursing homes and office-based settings. Participants will leave this training with increased palliative care knowledge and skills as well as greater confidence and ability to communicate with African American patients and families. Physicians, nurses, social workers, medical chaplains and other clergy, psychologists,counselors, hospice and hospital administrators, pharmacists and family caregivers are invited to attend. To learn more about APPEAL go to www.iceol.duke.edu. Online registration will be available in September. To sign-up to receive an alert when online registration is available, email iceol@div.duke.edu. To register now by phone, call 1-919-660-3553. Continuing Education Credits: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category I credit. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. To obtain the full list of continuing education options including credit totals, please contact the Duke ICEOL at iceol@div.duke.edu.

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Thursday, November 8, 2007 AARP Business Roundtable Luncheon on Mature Workforce Issues
Elliott University Center - Alexander Room
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Business executives and business faculty converse with American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) leaders to exchange information and ideas about older worker issues in business. Deborah Russell, AARP's Director of Workforce Issues will introduce AARP's new Workforce Assessment Tool, an 80-question survey designed to help employers estimate future workforce needs and manage talent wisely. To reserve a place at this luncheon, contact UNCG Gerontology Program's Lori Kerr at lakerr@uncg.edu or 336-256-1020. Participants park in the Walker Avenue Parking Deck.

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November 8, 2007 Candlelight Reflections
Events throughout the Triad - we are looking for host locations!
For more information contact Dottie Lyvers at dlyvers@nwpcog.org or (336) 761-2111.
http://www.nwpcog.org

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November 1-4, 2007 Women in the Second Half of Life: Spirituality and Community.
This Second Journey Women's Circle will be held November 1-4 at Wildacres Retreat Center in western North Carolina. Co-facilitated by Lisa Anthony of Second Journey and Jude Thomas, cofounder of Eden Alternative, the Circle will explore the call to soulful deepening at this time of life, with 16-20 participants from a wide geographical area. See http://www.secondjourney.org/WSC.htm for details or call Lisa Anthony at (919) 402-1814.

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October 29, 2007 Inaugural UNCG Gerontology Research Network Reception and Poster Sessions
Elliott University Center - Claxton Room
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
UNCG faculty, campus-wide, are invited to an inaugural reception to share recent aging-related research through poster sessions and/or informal conversation and to help plan a UNCG Gerontology Research Network. This new research network aims to facilitate research interests in aging, support interdepartmental collaboration among those with similar interests, discuss funding sources, gerontology resources, and any aging-related graduate courses that may benefit each other's students. For more information, contact Dr. Janice Wassel at jiwasssel@uncg.edu or 6-1020. UNCG students are welcome to attend!

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October 23, 30, and November 6, 13, 2007 Caregiver Lunch & Learn Series
October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 2007 from 11:30 - 1:00pm
Senior Services
Winston-Salem, NC
For more information contact Dottie Lyvers at dlyvers@nwpcog.org or (336) 761-2111.
http://www.nwpcog.org

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October 16, 2007 C.N.A. and Caregiver Appreciation Day
Allegacy Credit Union
Winston-Salem, NC
For more information contact Dottie Lyvers at dlyvers@nwpcog.org or (336) 761-2111.
http://www.nwpcog.org

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October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2007 Powerful Tools for Caregivers Workshop
October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2007 from 3:00 - 5:00pm
NorthWest Piedmont Area Agency on Aging
Walnut Ridge Assisted Living
Walnut Cove, NC
For more information contact Dottie Lyvers at dlyvers@nwpcog.org or (336) 761-2111.
http://www.nwpcog.org

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October 3, 2007 Dual Degree MBA/M.S. Gerontology Advisory Board Meeting
Elliott University Center - White Oak Room
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
By invitation only.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007 Gerontology Student Orientation Meeting (Mandatory)
4:00-5:30 p.m. in the HHRA Building Room 1302 Social Lounge
After this mandatory Gerontology Program student orientation, students then proceed to a Graduate School orientation meeting at 6:30 p.m..

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Friday, May 11, 2007 - Graduation Ceremony
The UNCG Gerontology Program celebrates FIVE years with a reception for our graduates!

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Wednesday, April 11 - Saturday, April 14, 2007 - Southern Gerontological Society 28th Annual Meeting
Downtown Marriott Hotel, Greensboro, NC.
Click here for more information.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - Annual Summit.
"Aging Is Good Business: Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming of Age".
(This is the pre-conference" for the April 11-14, 2007 Southern Gerontological Society annual meeting.)
Elliott University Center. Cone Ballrooms. 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Click here for more information.

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April 1, 2007 - General registration deadline for the April 11, 2007 Annual Summit. "Aging is Good Business: Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming of Age".
Click here for more information.

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March 27, 2007 - 2007 Aging Exchange: Education, Research and Service
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at The Carolina Club (Alumni Hall), George Watts Hill Alumni Center, Stadium Drive at Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, from 1:00-7:00 p.m. The UNC Institute on Aging, in collaboration with several partners at UNC, will host this half-day event which will include:

- A Distinguished Lecture, "In Touch - Mind Body and Spirit: Well Being Among Older African Americans," by Dr. Laura Gitlin, Director, Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University
- Presentation of the Gordon H. DeFriese Awards
- Paper and Poster presentations by Chapel Hill graduate students and fellow
- A hot hors d'oeuvres reception celebrating the 10th anniversary of the UNC Institute on Aging

This event is FREE and open to the public, however please pre-register by calling 919-966-9444 NO LATER THAN MARCH 21ST. Parking is available in the Rams Head Parking Deck on Ridge Road at a cost of $1.25 per hour; free transportation is available via Chapel Hill Transit buses (919-968-2769 or www.chtransit.org).

For additional information, as well as THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, visit the
Institute's website at: http://www.aging.unc.edu/events/agingexchange.

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March 1, 2006 - Registration deadline for Sponsors, Exhibitors, Advertisers for the April 11, 2007 Summit "Aging Is Good Business: Residential Choices and the Boomers Coming of Age".
Click here for more information.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007 - Early registration deadline for the April 11, 2007 Summit
"Aging Is Good Business: Residential Choices and the Boomer's Coming of Age"
Click here for more information.

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Wednesday, January 24 - Saturday, January 27, 2007 - American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG) courses with the AIFG designation exam on Saturday.
Elliott Univeristy Center. Dogwood Room, Sharpe Room, and Claxton Room.
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Click here for flyer.
Visit www.aifg.org for more information.

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Friday November 17, 2006 - TimeSlips Facilitator's Half-Day Intensive Training

Stimulate creativity and improve the lives of people with Alzheimer's by learning to use the TimeSlips Creative Story-telling method. This half-day training results in certification to use this method. Training materials and lunch are provided. Preregistration is required.Location: Piedmond Triad Council of Governments, 2216 West Meadowview Road, Suite 201, Greensboro, NC 27407
Registration 8:30 a.m.
Training 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cost: $60 (includes lunch and training materials)
For a registration form or more information, click here or call 336-256-1020 or e-mail dmgartma@uncg.edu

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November 16-18, 2006 - Gerontological Society of America 59th Annual Scientific Meeting
"Education & The Gerontological Imagination"
www.agingconference.com

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Tuesday, September 19 and Wednesday, September 20 - AARP Driver Safety Program
AARP's John Pierce provides an Adult Driver Safety Program.
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. both days. $10 per student.
Attendance required both days to complete the program.
Location is Richardson Auditorium at Well Spring, 4100 Well Spring Drive, Greensboro, NC
Light refreshments provided by Well Spring.Well Spring residents register via the Resident Services Desk at 545-5400 or lconway@well-spring.org Others register via John Pierce of AARP, 336-510-1466 or jp150@mindspring.com
Sponsored by the UNCG Gerontology Program, 336-256-1020. Click here for flyer.

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Monday, September 18, 2006 - "NC Prepares for the Aging Boomers"
Gerontology Program Guest Lecturer
Dennis Streets, Director of the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services
Elliott University Center. Claxton Room. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Click here for details.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - Graduate Student Orientation
Elliott University Center Auditorium. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 10, 2006 - Graduate Student Orientation
Elliott University Center Auditorium. 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Graduate students may attend either the Tuesday or Thursday session.

Thursday, August 10, 2006 - Gerontology Students Orientation
Gerontology Program house at 119 McIver Street, 5:30 p.m. 336-256-1020

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Monday, May 8, 2006 - UNCG Graduate Student Chosen for Internship on Aging

GREENSBORO – Erin R. King, a graduate student at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, has been selected for a summer internship opportunity on aging issues in Washington, D.C. King, who is in UNCG’s nationally recognized gerontology program, will take part in the Somers Aging and Long-Term Care Research Internship Program, which is sponsored by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). A Greensboro resident, she is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College in human and community services.
To keep up with Erin's Internship experiences, visit her blog http://www.erininwashington.blogspot.com

Her work will be done at the Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS), the applied research arm of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). The program is competitive and only offers five internships each year. The IFAS mission is to create a bridge between practice, policy and research communities to develop high-quality health, housing and supportive services for America’s aging population.
NASI, as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization is devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance programs, is uniquely qualified to provide students with challenging intern opportunities. The Academy's members, recognized experts in the social insurance and health care financing fields, offer the students access to information and experiences not found elsewhere. Submitted by Steve Gilliam of UNCG University Relations at 336-334-5371

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May 3-7, 2006 Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 37th Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA, at the Sheraton Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta.

EDRA37 offers a four-day track on environmental gerontology featuring expert presenters such as Dr. Margaret Calkins, Dr. Clare Cooper Marcus, Dr. Keith Diaz Moore, and others specializing in design for aging. In addition to numerous presentations focusing upon aging and the environment, EDRA37 also offers a tour of Georgia Tech’s AWARE home, a technological wonder designed for independent living and a pre-conference intensive on long term care culture change. This free afternoon pre-conference intensive scheduled for Wed. May 3rd, features research presentations on the role of placemaking in culture change and a viewing of the PBS documentary, Almost Home. Filmmakers and representatives of St. John’s the facility featured in this wonderful film will be on hand for a lively post-viewing discussion. Environmental gerontology is only a small portion of the offerings at EDRA37. In addition there are presentations on past EDRA Places-award winners and numerous symposium tracks including health and the environment, planning and design in and around Atlanta, post-occupancy evaluation, architectural programming, conflict and resolution through design, sustainability and land use, homelessness, design education, workplace environments, crime and the built environment, housing, zoo design, culture and architecture, and disasters. Further information on the EDRA37 conference can be found at http://www.edra.org/conference/annualConAnnounce.shtml
For further assistance, contact Meldrena Chapin, EDRA37 Co-Chair at edra37@gmail.com.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2006 - A silver marketplace

Are we on the edge of a golden age for the silver market? That remains to be seen. But as the nation's population grows older, with the first wave of baby boomers turning 60 this year, there's nothing uncertain about the demographic - and economic - realities. Today's older Americans, increasingly active, engaged and financially secure, have perhaps unprecedented potential to both generate income and spend it for years to
come. It only makes sense, then, for business and the larger society to look at the 50-plus age bracket in a different light, or risk missing out on all that group has to offer, from their skills to their spending.

"The new paradigm is that older adults are all these four things: workers, consumers, savers, investors," says Janice Wassel, director of UNCG's gerontology program and co-director of its new graduate program in gerontology and business. A 2004 study by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics shows the number of people age 65 and older grew from 3 million to 35 million during the 20th century, and is expected to swell to nearly 87 million by 2050. More than 2 million North Carolinians will be in that age group by 2030, more than doubling the number of state residents 65 and older in 2000. And the "new old," as described by author and psychologist Ken Dychtwald, 50, also are living longer. A 65-year-old woman, for example, now can expect to live nearly 20 more years.

Along with increased longevity, Americans 50 and over also have more wealth and better health, and are more educated and more likely to work after retirement than their peers in past generations. A recent AARP study shows a slight decline in median family income for the 50-plus set overall between 2003 and 2004. But their total net worth is still around $20 trillion.

Yet, business overall has been slow to let go of its infatuation with youth and the idea that consumers won't try anything new after age 49. That model won't fly when the birth rate and young adult population continue to decline and folks over 50 are the fastest-growing group in the country. A recent UNCG summit on the "silver industries model" and the business of aging used that thesis as a starting point. One of its goals was to bring business, including professionals in fields such as investing and finance, housing and marketing, together with some of the nation's experts on needs and opportunities associated with aging, said Wassel, who chaired the summit.

She rightly asserts that such an effort has been overdue, given the assets and buying power of older adults and the great potential that businesses have to meet those consumers' needs and demands. "Business can introduce innovative products, they can do it at a competitive market price and they can do it in a win-win situation."

The Silver Industries model, introduced by Widener University professor and summit speaker Neal Cutler, is about capitalizing on such opportunities - whether companies create and produce goods and services for older people, market and sell to them, or all of the above. It's easy to appreciate the significance of product innovations, like cars designed with features helpful to older drivers. The value of a business climate more attuned to the changing financial planning needs of older people living longer and more active lives may not be as obvious or immediate. But as Wassel said, the boomers and those behind them won't be their parents or their grandparents, but a generation that challenges us to change perceptions and shed old stereotypes. Copyright (c) 2006 Greensboro News & Record, Inc. 4/16/2006

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Monday, April 10 - Friday, April 14, 2006 - Careers in Aging Week
Nationwide event!
www.careersinaging.com
UNCG Careers in Aging week events include Gerontology Program graduate student poster sessions displayed in the EUC.

Wednesday, October 19 - Friday, October 21, 2005 - North Carolina Conference on Aging

New Bern, NC. "Research and Practice for Well-being in an Aging Society".
For details, visit www.aging.unc.edu/nccoa/
(Apologies! The date of this meeting was misprinted in the October issue of the UNCG Gerontologist!)